by MBC News | Sep 15, 2021 | Current News
The town of La Ronge has called a byelection for November 30. This is to fill the spot of the late councillor Hugh Watt, who died in August. After a position on council becomes available, the town has six months to hold a byelection. Calling for a byelection is...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2021 | Current News
RCMP say the woman who was believed to have been abducted has been located safe and sound in Grand Praire, Alberta. The 2010 Kia Forte was located in Grand Prairie as well The two women and the 2004 Chevrolet Cavelier have not yet been located....
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2021 | Current News
The Green Party of Canada candidate in the Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding said he would work with other parties to focus on issues facing the north. Nasser Dean Chalifoux, who lives on a mostly self-sustained homestead in the northeast of the province,...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2021 | Current News
RCMP in southern Saskatchewan are on the lookout for a man they are calling dangerous. Jarrett Poitras was scheduled for a trial in Regina this past August, but didn’t show up. The charges against Poitras stem from an alleged armed robbery in July 2019 on...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2021 | Current News
A design unique to Prince Albert will be available for this year’s Truth and Reconciliation Day. Formerly known as an Orange Shirt Day, September 30th has now become a national holiday with the goal to remember survivors of Canada’s residential schools....
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2021 | Current News
Several Indigenous leaders are supporting recommendations from the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority in an attempt to curb rising COVID-19 cases in northern First Nations. NITHA is strongly recommending that masking for all indoor public spaces be re-introduced...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2021 | Current News
The City of Saskatoon is currently looking at forming a support network to help Indigenous matriarchal figures in the community. A recent report on missing Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people in the city recommended the formation of the Office of the...
by MBC News | Sep 13, 2021 | Current News
The Grandmother’s Bay General Store is thriving after being in major debt only a few years ago. Lac La Ronge Indian Band councillor Gerald McKenzie said when he was first elected in 2017, the store’s shelves were barely stocked and it wasn’t bringing in enough money...
by MBC News | Sep 13, 2021 | Current News
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning of a possible Covid-19 exposure at a restaurant in Prince Albert. The SHA says anyone who attended Smitty’s restaurant in the city from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm during the week of August 30th to September 5th may have been...
by MBC News | Sep 13, 2021 | Current News
Prince Albert police have issued an arrest warrant for a 30-year-old woman. Justine Sewap is wanted on charges of assault causing bodily harm, assault with a weapon, failure to comply with release conditions and breach of probation. She is described as 5’ 2” tall and...
